BEMA faculty are dedicated to maintaining the highest possible quality of education. Our Instructional SLO assessment process supports our students’ learning by continually assessing, examining, refining and re-assessing students’ achievement of each outcome. Faculty assess each course on a rotating basis every two semesters. Faculty meet to discuss current assessments and data at least two times each academic year. Typically during department flex meetings and once at an SLO dedicated meeting.

BEMA is comprised of three symbiotic sections: Instruction, Broadcast Media Services and Educational Access Television. As a department, we offer 17 certificate programs. All these programs and sections have closed the loop on assessment and are in continual ongoing assessment at regular intervals on a rotating basis.

Teaching the history, the issues, and the impact of
broadcasting and other electronic media in a global societal
context, emphasizing media literacy as a key part of the development
of critical thinking skills which form the cornerstone of a
life-enriching liberal arts education.

Teaching the application of those analytical skills to the
design and the creation of content for electronic media, focusing on
writing, story-telling, teamwork, leadership, and preparation for
further study at the university level.

Teaching audio, video, and performance craft skills that are
consistent prerequisites for employment in the quickly evolving
electronic media industry.

The comprehensive curriculum includes university transfer and
career technology education programs in video production and
editing, radio programming and operations, multimedia journalism,
sound recording and design, live sound and convergent media
production.

PROGRAM OUTCOMES

We have many instructional program certificates. We have
instructional program outcomes for each certificate program. See our
SLO
Instructional Outcomes page.

ASSESSMENT

The Broadcast Electronic Media Arts Department faculty have agreed
on a consistent process to continually assess and improve our
teaching and service outcomes. Through a process of trial and error
and refinement our department has developed a flexible form which
allows each instructor to use appropriate means to assess their
Student Learning Outcomes, while at the same time remaining within a
framework that allows us to collate, compare and discuss individual
and department teaching practices. The collected data is compiled
and examined in an annual report.

The Broadcast Electronic Media Arts Department staff have agreed on
a consistent process to continually assess and improve our service
outcomes. Through a process of trial and error and refinement our
department staff has developed a flexible form which allows each
staff member to use appropriate means to assess their Student
Learning Outcomes, while at the same time remaining within a
framework that allows us to collate, compare and discuss individual
and department practices. The collected data is compiled and
examined in an annual report.

Demonstrate and refine hands-on professional career skills needed
for employment in the entertainment, media and communications industry.

As a result of the services BMS, the entire City College community,
will be able to:

Benefit from enhanced and supported instructional technology
on Ocean Campus.

Improve instruction via provided technical
expertise and support for audio and video production and
distribution systems.

ASSESSMENT

Broadcast Media Servicesare on a regular cycle of review.
Currently at step 5, the first cycle has been assessed and the Loop is
closed. Assessment is ongoing and the next assessment stage will take
place in Spring ’14. See details below, with links to outcomes and
timeline for advancing to next stage of assessment.

During the Spring semester 2013 Broadcast Electronic Media Art
(BEMA) students were surveyed about Broadcast Media Services staff and
professional career skills modeled there. 98% of the 65 respondents
reported that they saw good examples of professionalism in the staff
of BEMA. This supports the outcome #1; Demonstrate, and refine
hands-on professional career skills needed for employment in the
entertainment, media and communications industry.

For complete details of the survey please see the report in the
binder stored in the department.

The Broadcast Electronic Media Arts Department staff have agreed on
a consistent process to continually assess and improve our service
outcomes. Through a process of trial and error and refinement our
department staff has developed a flexible form which allows each
staff member to use appropriate means to assess their Student
Learning Outcomes, while at the same time remaining within a
framework that allows us to collate, compare and discuss individual
and department practices. The collected data is compiled and
examined in an annual report.

MISSION

EATV's mission is to promote standards of excellence while
providing imaginative and flexible educational programming to meet the
changing needs of our diverse San Francisco community. We serve cable
subscribers, residents of the city of San Francisco who view and are
thus affected directly or indirectly by EATV's programming, and the
San Francisco Community College and San Francisco Unified School
District students, faculty, families, staff, administrators, and
respective Boards.

Additionally, EATV's vision is to provide the highest value in
educational access programming and related services to cable
subscribers in the City of San Francisco. EATV serves a larger
educational mission for San Francisco by providing information about
community resources; by being an outlet for student video, film and
multimedia productions; and by offering access to information and
education to those who are physically challenged or housebound.

PROGRAM OUTCOMES

As a result of involvement in EATV-Ch 27 & 75, student interns
will be able to:

Demonstrate, and refine hands-on professional career skills
needed for employment in the entertainment, media and communications
industry.

As a result of the services EATV-Ch 27 & 75, San Francisco
Unified and City College constituents, and cable subscribers and
residents will be able to:

Develop basic skills and English as a Second Language by
viewing cablecast and webcast educational programs

Benefit
from increased access to classes for credit, college events,
educational programs and professional development

Learn
more about City College of San Francisco instructional programs and
services

ASSESSMENT

EATV-Ch27 & 75is on a regular cycle of review. Currently
at step 5, the first cycle has been assessed and the Loop is closed.
Assessment is ongoing and the next assessment stage will take place in
Spring ’14. See details below, with links to outcomes and timeline
for advancing to next stage of assessment.

During the Spring semester 2013 Broadcast Electronic Media Art
(BEMA) students were surveyed about EATV staff and professional career
skills modeled there. 98% of the 65 respondents reported that they
saw good examples of professionalism in the staff of BEMA. This
supports the outcome; Demonstrate, and refine hands-on professional
career skills needed for employment in the entertainment, media and
communications industry.

For complete details of the survey please see the report in the
binder stored in the department.

Future plans for assessment include surveying ESL faculty and
assessing if there is sufficient knowledge of EATV Ch27 &75 and
examples of collaboration between ESL and Ch27 &75.